If you loved the American Girl Hogwarts House dolls and accessories but they were too expensive (as they usually are), Walmart is offering a much more affordable alternative. Their My Life As doll ...

The clothes designed by the participating UA students are featured on Walmart's My Life doll, an 18-inch doll that wears various styles of activewear, and was created for young girls ages 8 to 12.

When you finish your doll-clothes project(s), you can mail them to me at Pam MacKenzie, The Courier News/Home News Tribune, 92 East Main St., Suite 202, Somerville, NJ 08876. I need them by mid-April.

The doll clothes remind her of a happy childhood in rural Virginia. "A lot of times my mom would pack tomato sandwiches or whatever, we'd take a hike up into the woods to big patches of moss, ...